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NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

The Master Horseshoers Association has
been organized i'll Boston, This is a so
ciety of employing horseShoers and is an
outgrowth of the recent strike. A committee
was appointed to report new schedule of
prices for work.
Benjamin Sullivan, the new superintend-
ent of the East Boston station of the poStof
flee department has been presented with a
watch, chain and charm.
A member of the Massachusetts Fish and
Game Protective Association has furnished
the following: Good authorities say that the
game laws Of the state are being violated by
various inhabitants of Beverly Farms and
vicinity. 1t ought to be well known that it
is a penal offence to buy, sell or have i'll pos
session woodcock before Aug. |, or partridge
before Sept l: yet both these birds have
been, Of late, served upon the tables of GER
tam residents in the abOvC-named town.
Some facts in relation to this matter are in
possession of the state Protective Association,
and it may be that complaints will b. made.
Prof. n. s. Shaler in a geological report
asserts that a valuable bed of anthracite coal
is adjacent to Narragansct Bay, which is un-
explored and may prove of Importance to
New England industries. He says in the
same basin are also extensive deposits of iron
ore, limeStoneS and fire clays.
The Volunteer made her trial trip in Bos-
ton harbOr on Friday, 22nd, and proved
herself satisfactory in both light and strong
winds and is considered fully equal to the
Nayhower
Bennington, Vt, is to have electric lights.
Jennie Collins. the friend and champion of
| the poor workingwomen, died at Brookline,
Mass, on the ,!3nd inst. She will be sincerely
| mourncd by many.
Joseph E. >Stoddard of Abingdon, Mass,
| has been fined 500 and costs for fatally over
driving horse
Poverty caused the return home of Frank
Smith and Bertha Lane, New Haven clippers.
c. c. Croker, manager of the Model din
ing rooms, Brockton, Mass, of which
Thomas l4iddle is proprietor, stepped out
with $l2j.
1t is said that the requests from the Boston
poStottCe in regard to foreign mails are to be
denied
Some time since Henry Nutley, laborer,
at New Haven, Conn. was evicted from a
tenement. After being evicted he gained
access to the roof and cut a score or more of
| holes i'll the roof, which resulted in the build
ing being nearly ruined by flood Of water
The damage is $4,000,
Free delivery of mail matter commenced
at Montpelier, Vt, last week.
The New Haven base ball club has gone out
Of existence. Rum did it.
Captain Butler of steamer Philadelphia has
been suspended for GO days for sharp practice
i'll navigating his vessel in Providence river.
A successful trial of hvdro-c carbon fuel for
locomotives on the Providence railroad
Sewage has poisoned the water at the Co
nanicut Park Hotel in Rhode Island, and
caused an epidemic.
Alexander McKinnon, first baseman of the
l, Jn1l
Mass, on Sunday, 9th inst
F. w. Vanderbilt's steam yacht Vedettt
was slightly damaged by collision witt
| schooner Augusta in Newpotr harbor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28

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foundland dog hitthed % q small two
wheeled cart, vbi,h the animal hHd
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days journey the best Of horses
Haroun al Raschid. In s01. sent 10
Charlemagnc, among other presents from
Bagdad. a clock Of curious workman.
ship. The first clock with a balance WIS
made by DeVick In 1894, and the first
with a pendulum in t6ii. Watches with
springs were first made at Nuremberg,
about 1871. but the first successful sP-
| plieation Of a spring to watches was by
DIR. Hooke, in 1868.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
THROUGH rHr 1000 N BCaEsH1Rg
COUNTY, MASS
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A sperlsl fron Great harrington rsTortt
Is lives hst 81 the ia.sL
II sreportcd that two dams gave waY h
Williamsburg
A speri,l fron Mllars Falls aya tbe heavy
rain ala much dHmaEr. eausiHs oHn hnl
slide ami q duFru wnshuuts wifhtn two miiss
of that place on the FiirhhurE rad Two
passenger trains, ami one ifrt&ht with ave
carloads II hogs were siallel
Five freight cars were diichel lust belan
Iate Wanss sattiol badly, showing cracks
two inches wide. Il d reported that the
bridge al the mouth Il Millers river 3 gems
A rart of the foundation u HIS grist mill
al Williamsburg was washesi oat
A Greenfield dispatch SAYS Several hal
vnshauts orturre,l GA the Fiichburg Rad AZ
Ervirg Onc b - feet long and between %
and y feet deep
A dispatch from Lake Pleasant says; This
has hsen the most severe storm ever known
ia this vicinity, and the water ia Lake Pleas
ant i two feet higher than ever before. The
wharf Is badly damaged.
A dispatch from Great harrington says
The cl6udhuFst Of Friday morning causs,i
Green river o. overflow, and Williams bridge
al Afford, SIS feet long and 10 feet above the
10 feet This dam was damaged At Berk-
shire Heights reservoir the water came over
the dam four feet deep, carrying away tim
her bridges along the stage route 10 Afford;
also Stone walls The hall % gas, two feet In
diameter, which fell In the town lot with
terrific explosion dug hole four feet in d.
ameter and six inches deep. Twenty three
bridges are gone and mary grist mills, dams
and factories. There are washouts IN spots
80 feet long and 10 feet deep The lost bridges
were valued at from $500 10 5000.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A Peterboro, ~ H., dispatch says: The
heavy rains have caused the COntOOcoOk and
Nubunusit rivers tOreach higher point than
ever known by rainfall alone lntervales are
flooded and hay is floating, causing much
loss to farmers.
A Manchester, n. H., dispatch says: The
severest storm for many years; a culvert ON
Hall street burst, resulting in the tearing up
of the street for several hundred feet, and the
overthrowing Of the horse railroad track.
All of the streets leading down Wilson Hill
are untitled for travel because Of being badly
washed The river is fOaming torrent,and
high water will prevent some of the mills
from running.
A dispatch from Dover, ~ H., says: The
total rainfall is estimated at about nine
inches, which is unprecedented here. The
CochecO river is roaring torrent. The flush
boards were swept away and by actual
measurement the volume of water
rushing over the Cocheco dam was 81 in
ches All low lands throughout the county
are badly inundated, and considerable Of the
hay crop is lost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
INJURY TO THE ATLANTA.
Results of the Firing OF Her Unusually
Heavy Gums.

The firing of the heavy guns on the Atlanta,
it is learned, did some minor damage to the
ship in addition to the loosening of the clips
and clip circles and splintering of the deck.
Several of the doors were sprung from their
fastenings, and the torpedo search glass was
damaged but naval officers say that this was
not to be unexpected, and was probably due
to the conclusion of firing such unusually
powerful guns, and to the fact that the doors
were not secured tightly, and left open for
the air to rush through. Nothing has oc-
Cured, they say, but can be very easily rem
edied, and the United States is simply going
through the experience of other nations with
the exception that i'll other countries, espe-
cially in continental Europe, nothing is
said of these mishaps, and they
are kept secret as possible.
The trials already had proved that the
Atlanta is a good vessel, and that there is
nothing the matter with the guns but that
the conditions under which the firing took
place are different from those at the proving
grounds, and that some alterations must be
made to meet the changed conditions.
Secretary Whitney, in speaking of the
failure of the guns of the Atlanta, said she
was meant for fighting ship and must be
further tested. He appointed board to
subject her and her guns to a severe test in
all sorts of wind and weather to determine
whether she is thoroughly fitted for naval
warfare.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
A Curious Law Case.

A curious law case, which has arisen
out of the recent earthquake at Diano
Marine, will shortly be decided before an
Italian court. Two adjoining houses at
Diano Marine, belonging to two different
families, were destroyed by the earth
quake and the inhabitants were all killed.
When the ruins and corpses were re-
moved, the sum of 200, 900 francs in
gold and bank notes was found among
the debris As it was impossible to as
certain to which house the money be
longed, and as no member of either fam
ily was saved to decide the matter, the
surviving relatives have brought their
cases before the judges, whose decision
is expected in Italy with much interest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
NEWsY GLEANINGS

THE total debt of Mexico is s15O,OOO,OO
THE worlds railroads carried 100000
people last year.
Two millions United States postal cards are
printed daily at present
CHICAGO, on the basis of its new directory,
claims population of 100000.
THERE are S100,000,0OO invested in the
watch industry of this country.
THE whole length of mail routes in opera
ton in the United States amounts to $4,000
miles.
SUNDAY bull fights have been added to the
list of entertainments for visitors at Los
Angeles, Cal.
THERE are more than sixty thousand per-
sons confined in the penal institutions OF the
United States.
THE lessees of !, 900 convicts in Georgia net
at least S75, 900 per year on their labor, after
paying the state s25, O0O
THERE will be joint Convention OF the
North American and Northwestern bee
keepers Societies in Chicago, November ., IL
and IL, 1887.
A MAN eighty-three years of age has Just
been liberated from the galleys in Italy after
having served out term of fifty-seven years
His crime was homicide.
TEE new bridge on the Tay, Scotland,
| where the former one collapsed on December
IS, 1879 is finished. 1t cost about s., 100, 900
as against 81, 10000 for the old one, and is a
much more solid-looking structure.
J. r. WHIPPLE, proprietor of Boston
| f.otel, has recently taken out S5O0,0O0 insur-
tnce upon his life. OF this 100000 is a life
policy, 100000 is twenty years endowment,
and 500, 900 is fifteen years endowment.
FIFTEEN ostriches have just been Matched
| from a nest of seventeen fertile eggs, al
| Mount Fairview ostrich farm, near San
Diego, Cal. This is the best record ever made
in America There are eighty birds at the
| farm now.
RICH gold mines have been found in East
ern Siberia, a few hundred miles from
| Yakutsk, extending over district hitherto
unexplored Report declares that the region
is perfect new California in its greatest day
of the gold diggings.
MRS WILSON, of Lamar, Mo, is engages
in the silk industry as Southwestern expert
ment She has raised 1900 worms on tn
leaves of the Usage orange tree, the cocoon
are reeled off, and she is preparing knitting
and embroidering silk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
,,o,,e md Nervous Women,

Its effect is said to be quite Remarkable,
though the Moxie plant. which is all OF it that
can reduce the result, is as tasteless and
harmless as grass Tae nervous, weakly women
aock after Il ike mad, and 1t is said by them
10 stop nervousness at once, and give them
double powers Of endurance, while il neither
acts like nor leaves a reaction like stimu-
liant. nor loses its effect like medicine. II is
said to remove nervous and other complaints
by making the rerves strong enough TO con-
troll the functions Of the body properly, when
cine forces the functiors of the body, leaving
the nerves weak from be ng compelled to over
task. We hope our druggists will keep full
stocks.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
The AntinuitY of ROnes.

Before the beginning of the historical
period considerable skill in ropemaking
had been acquired, so that it must be
classed among the oldest of the arts.
The existing relics of the ancient Egyp-
tians include sculptures showing the pro
cess of manufacture practiced more than
1000 years ago, while the oldest records
of that people represent well made ropes
of great strength. Flax and the fibres
of the date tree were employed for these
ropes, but grasses and the hides of ami
mails were probably among the first ma
terials used
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
SCHEME TO TUNNEL CHICAGO.
Gigantic Hallway system Projected
Rapid Transit 20 the suburbs.


A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, says.
"Articles of Incorporation have been fled by
the Metropolitan Railroad Company, capital
stock $50, 900, 900, the principal office to be
located at Chicago"
Investigation shows that this is the Initial
move of project to tunnel Chicago in the
interest of rapid transit. 1t is said that the
system was to be an underground railway
for rapid transit in the city and suburbs. Its
lines might be operated by steam, compressed
air or electricity. 1t was designed to lay
tunnels . feet under the lines ON the princi-
pal streets. 1t would comprise four tunnels,
two each for trains moving in different direc-
lions, and approached by staircases from the
street corners at intervals Of about half a
mile The tunnels are to be of brick and
masonry and lighted by electricity, and ven
tilated by powerful fans which win force and
exhaust the air The whole system is TO be
similar i'll design to the underground railways
of London and Paris, and would overcome all
the objections advanced against elevated
roads and fast surface motors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
PoWDeRLY ON IMMIGRATION.
lie Defines His Position In Reply q
NeMspnDer Attacks.

Master Workman Powderly has written
another letter on the emigration question. In
communication TO the Scranton Truth, he
says; In regard to the statement recently
published, viz: That my plan contemplates
the exclusion of all foreigners except the few
who come provided with sufficient means to
sustain themselves for year if necessary
without employment, | desire to state that
never said that. 1t is because so many of
them are without employment and crowd our
citizens that | do not want the emigrant to
come until he can be sure of employment
without robbing another of it. That is the
case i'll nutshell. | am gathering statistics
and data upon which to base plan of dealing
with this important question Until that is
done and | announce it as my plan no one is
authorized to promulgate a plan for the
regulation of the immigration question
and label it the "Powderly plan"
Craftsmanship of the highest order will be
required to handle this problem in the
near future, and the fullest light possible
should be shed upon it. Was it not UNI
American to vote to exclude the Chineses
Why single out the Hungarian What does
it matter to the American workingman who
it is that takes his situation away from him
and does the work for less pay2 | would as
leave have a Hungarian take my situation as
an lrishman or an Englishman. The cost to
me would be the same in the end. But then
HngarianS and Chinese do not vote, and this
makes difference. | would shut out every
man and woman who would deprive an
American citizen native or naturaliZed) of
bis employment 1t sounds very fine, and it
certainly is sentimental, to say that this
country is home for the oppressed, and that
it is un-American to talk of keeping people
away from our shores; but with a million
men and women out of employment, and the
number increasing with every move, it will
be soon unchristian as well as un-American
10 invite people here to strive them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
A PrOsnectiyc Duel.

When people lose their tempers they
arc apt to say things that are contradic-
tory. Two New York gentlemen got
into a quarrel at their club. Finally one
of them, who believes in the code, said
excitedly:
''You are a low BLACKBOARD and an
unmitigated scoundrel. Now, sir, if
you are gentleman and man of honor.
you know what you have to do. Here
is my card SittinQs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28

"John, said the wife of base ball
umpire, Tommy has been very bad
little boy to-day"
sis that so2' ne replied absent-mind-
edly. "Well, I'll fine him twenty five
dollars. "-THarper's Bazaar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28

Ayoung Chinaman employed by a
cigar firm on Park Row, New York. has
won the second prize for ornamental
drawing at the Cooper Institute.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-25
An Eagle and Buzzard Fight.

A writer in the Dublin Gazette
says: On May Sth l saw a fight
between an eagle and buzzard.
l was walking beside the swamp,
about two miles below my planta
tion, when | heard a roaring sound
like that made by a train in rapid
motion, or by a heavy wind. The
noise approached nearer and near.
er and grew louder and louder.
l looked all around but could see
nothing, and was at a loss to know
what caused the disturbance until
/ happened to look up, when l
saw two large fowls fighting in
mld.air, about the height of a tall
pine tree from the ground. In
short while both fell to the ground
only about twenty steps from me.
| then saw that it was a very large
eagle which had caught a buzzard
as q prey. For three minutes |
never saw feathers fly SO in my
life. The eagle hoped off few
feet distant and warily surveyed
its prey. She then hoped up to
the buzzard, turned it over with
one claw, and having become sat-
isfied that it was dead flew up into
a pine and gave two screams which
could easily have been heard a
mile. She sailed off over the
swamp, returning in a short while
with four young eagles about the
size of a large hawk. They all
pitched upon the buzzard and
commenced tearing it to pieces.
just such chatteriug | have never
heard. There was a grown hog
feeding near by, and no doubt
smelling the blood, trotted up to
where the eagles were. The old
mother eagle screamed and struck
the hog, cutting off one of the
hogs ears even with its head.
The hog retreated and the eagle
struck it again, this time Il ing
off part of it's tail. | the ad-
yanced, but did not desire BIT,
and hence moved OF in the oppo
site direction, leaving der anu
family 70 peacefully complete their
meal. u
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-25
An Excellent Hotel.

Editor Times: Permit q sub.
scriber to pay tribute to the excel
lent Railroad Hotel at Leland; as
l learned Of il at a recent dining
there. Mrs. Duy met us most
cordially; and from the appear
ance of herself and husband I
judge them to be the best class of
Northerners. The dining room in
which we were ushered is beau.
tiful room, with neat and attentive
colored walters. In antebellum
times / was considered q proficient
in the arts of the cuisine myself.
and have satisfied the fastidious
and cultivated tastes Of such bon
vivants as Judge Y, Gen. f., and
Mr.. A. NJ, with others; yet never
saw a more elegant dinner. The
remembrance of the entertainment
fingers like some delightful dream.
Every department of this perfect.
ly kept establishment is so meth
odical-so neat-the airy bed
rooms, the capacious and well ar.
ranged store room, the laundry,
all exhibited the same administra.
tive capacity, the same exquisite
taste. P, ], s,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-25
Drainage.

Wet lands should be drained be-
cause we cannot unlock the fertil-
ity of the soil unless the air takes
the place of the water, says Prof.
Scott, in the Agricultural Gazette.
We drain to let the water into the
soil, as much as to take 1t out-not
merely to carry off the surplus
water, but to make the fertilizing
rain filter through the soil.
Amongst other effects, drainage
improves the texture of soil by
making 1t porous, drier, looser and
more friable; 1t makes land more
easily worked /; it raises the tenn.
perature of the soil; it enables a
greater variety of crops to be
grown; gives an earlier seed time
and an earlier harvest; and it
makes manure more effectual.
And even this does not exhaust
the practical advantage of draining
wet lands.-Ex.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-25


As he read the lines which called
him liar, the Mississippi EDITORS
eyes spat fire, and he grabbed his
gun as his wrath rose higher, bent
on getting satisfaction; so lie HES
himself to the enemy's town, goes
into an Office and sits him down,
and bis face puts on a terrible
frown, as be writes the word ire
traction 2 but however stealthy %
the editors be, the challenge an
officer is sure to see, and the terri
BILE bond like the restless sea,
sweeps over all hostile action; so
back to his home the editor will
ride, completely filled up with war
like pride, but blessing the powers
that did provide, thing which all
lighters behind could hide, that
thankful $1,000 ond.-Jackson
Advertiser.